Thread: FLASH Actionscript!!!!!

I was at B & N today. Every book on learning Flash 5
has something about Action script in it. Also O'Reilly
has printed a whole book devoted to Action script,
its command set and examples. You should be able
to find something at barnesandnoble.com. Flash 5
looks to be an awsome program with plenty of
resources for learning it. I bought Flash 5 Training
from the Source, a beginners book that teaches
you how to build a web page from start to finish,
and it also includes much about Action script.
Macromedia's web site also has links to user sites
with a format similar to Cprogramming.com's, message board and all.

rick barclay

My pleasure. Every book on Flash 5 I've skimmed
through had what I thought was an ample
amount of space devoted to Action Script. What
I'm thinking is that with version 5 Action Script
is coming on strong because of the overall
popularity and ease of use of the program. There's
a slew of Flash 5 sites and message boards popping up
all over the place. It's really a beautiful program with
an abundance of learning resources. I'm finished
with Chapter 3 of my Flash 5 newbie book, and I
can tell you this much already: it's a damnned site
easier to learn than C++ (quicky ducks to avoid thrown
objects).

rick barclay

Originally posted by minime6696
NEXT, flash... BEST DAMN WEBSITE CREATION THING EVER TO COME AROUND.

C/C++ BEST DAMN ANYTHING ON COMPTERS TO COME AROUND.

Its easyer to learn, all the world is done for you in C++. Please everyone do nor forget about these things.

I started C++ a few months ago and pretty much mastered it (I use that lightly) in about 2 months. I know a good amount of API's and methods of doing things. Most of this derives from my abuility to think for myself.I'm more like , then . This has gotton far. Please, since then I have whatches a lot of people on this board learn more and more. BUT a lot of people lately have been turning to web languages and "Easy Eays to get results". People lets not all melt into kiddies.


SPH

~Just to say the only one ive seen stick to C++, and he has achieved great heights with it, is -KEN-. (AND me!!)

P.S. Im sure there are many more peeps on this board that are great too, I just hav'nt seen them.

I don't know about the coding part but you've got trolling mastered for sure.

I never called myself a master. But I seem to have learned a lot more than many others in my time. I can do dynamic... anything, dlls, winsock, some DX8, OpenGL, ANSI (of course), Console, 13h, I know the C stdio and the C++ iostream. I can do WinAPI and DOS API. I hav'nt ventured from Microsoft, but I think I am pretty good @ it. Ask me anything, im not a newbie. please dont judje me based on age or how long i've been doing this, k?

SPH

Hey Ross, do you have any experience with Macromedia
Flash 5-Training from the Source, by Chrissy Rey? I need
help. I'm stuck on page 138, where you're supposed to insert
some action script. I can't get the program to list the proper
syntax. TIA. Anyone.

rick barclay

Originally posted by Ross
Rick,
this is also in Colin's book:
chattyfigleaf.com
get on their flashnewbie mail thing. Lots of dialog about that.
Good luck!

Yeah, I've been getting it for some time now. I feel like I'm
a part of Frieda Vanover, or whatever her name is.

It's pretty cool that Chrissy Rey shows up there, too. Shows
what a top notch site it is imo. Anyway, I found the problem
on my own, accidentally. I just wasn't highlighting the the
buttons properly before I activated the action script. (so proud
of meself). All my lessons are right on up to neptune29.fla.
Mailing lists are a pita, though. When I open my mail now, there's
100 messages waiting .

Pretty soon I'll change my present web page to a flash movie
based on the book. Waaay coool.

Thanks for responding.

rick barclay